The rest of humanity, who had not been killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, so that they did not stop worshiping demons and idols made of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood – idols that cannot see or hear or walk about.

Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their grandeur.

“Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things about you falsely on account of me.

But I say to you, do not resist the evildoer. But whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.

“The eye is the lamp of the body. If then your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light.

For the unconverted pursue these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.

When it was evening, many demon-possessed people were brought to him. He drove out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick.

But he said to them, “Why are you cowardly, you people of little faith?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was dead calm.

“I am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

Whoever receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward. Whoever receives a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward.

“To what should I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to one another,

Other seeds fell on rocky ground where they did not have much soil. They sprang up quickly because the soil was not deep.

It will be this way at the end of the age. Angels will come and separate the evil from the righteous

And after he sent the crowds away, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone.

When the people there recognized him, they sent word into all the surrounding area, and they brought all their sick to him.

As a result, the crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled healthy, the lame walking, and the blind seeing, and they praised the God of Israel.

Six days later Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them privately up a high mountain.

saying, ‘These last fellows worked one hour, and you have made them equal to us who bore the hardship and burning heat of the day.’

And those slaves went out into the streets and gathered all they found, both bad and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.

“Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs that look beautiful on the outside but inside are full of the bones of the dead and of everything unclean.